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  1. Vorastra

    Feds sue Elon Musk’s SpaceX for allegedly shunning refugees, asylum seekers

    https://nypost.com/2023/08/24/elon-musks-spacex-sued-by-doj-over-asylees-refugees-hiring/
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Watch out SpaceX — Rocket Lab successfully reuses engine for 1st time

    Watch out SpaceX — Rocket Lab successfully reuses engine for 1st time Rocket Lab USA Inc. successfully re-flew one of its Rutherford rocket engines during an orbital launch on Wednesday, a key step in the small satellite-launch company’s efforts to prove its reusable rocket technology. It was...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Musk talked with Putin about Starlink concerns — Report

    Musk talked with Putin about Starlink concerns — Report Elon Musk told Pentagon officials during a call about the satellite-based Internet that SpaceX supplies to Ukraine’s military that he’d spoken personally with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the New Yorker reported. Musk volunteered the...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    SpaceX test-fires new Starship booster with water cooling system

    SpaceX test-fires new Starship booster with water cooling system SpaceX fired up the engines on its latest Starship booster Sunday afternoon in Texas, while simultaneously testing a new water deluge system on the vehicle’s launchpad. The ignition test lasted just 2.74 seconds, according to...
  6. Jan

    Malawi gets Starlink - Fifth African country before South Africa

    Fifth African country gets Starlink before South Africa — for R891 per month Malawi recently became the fifth African country to officially support SpaceX's Starlink — while South Africa's estimated rollout for the service has remained "unknown". The fast and uncapped satellite Internet...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Chinese startup first to launch methane fuel rocket into orbit

    Chinese startup first to launch methane fuel rocket into orbit A Chinese startup has beaten Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the race to launch a methane-fueled rocket, boosting the nation’s goal of eventually challenging the US as the dominant power in space. LandSpace Technology Corp. successfully...
  8. Jan

    Affordable fixed wireless uncapped broadband for homes without fibre

    Cheapest 50Mbps uncapped Internet for homes without fibre There are several uncapped wireless Internet packages on the market with at least 50Mbps download speeds for South African households that don't have a fibre network available in their area. While fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connectivity...
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  9. Jan

    Loopholes to get Starlink in South Africa

    How to get Starlink in South Africa South Africans living in rural areas with no or poor uncapped broadband options can already use SpaceX's satellite Internet service Starlink. While not officially available in the country, Starlink works across most of South Africa thanks to its regional...
  10. Jan

    Minister says Starlink must comply with South Africa's 30% HDG ownership laws

    Starlink is welcome in South Africa — if it's 30% owned by black people, women, youth, or people with disabilities Communications minister Mondli Gungubele says it would not be possible to allow Starlink to officially operate in the country unless it met the country's Internet service provider...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    SpaceX’s new Starship rocket boasts over 1,000 changes — Musk promises higher chance of success

    SpaceX’s new Starship rocket boasts over 1,000 changes — Musk promises higher chance of success Elon Musk said that SpaceX has made well over 1,000 changes to Starship following the vehicle’s first test launch in April, which failed to reach orbit. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has...
  12. Jan

    Starlink Pilanesberg test

    Starlink tested in the bushveld — 187Mbps when load-shedding kills mobile South African households whose primary mobile broadband connection goes down during load-shedding or campers who want fast Internet in the bushveld might find investing in a Starlink kit worthwhile. In the past few...
  13. Jan

    Mozambique gets Starlink before South Africa for R903 per month

    First South African neighbour gets Starlink — for R903 per month SpaceX's Starlink is now officially available in Mozambique, the first of South Africa's neighbours to start supporting the service. The Starlink website allows residents of the country to order their kit and have it shipped to...
  14. Jan

    Starlink tip of the spear for satellite broadband boom in South Africa - Q-KON

    Starlink's arrival in South Africa is just the beginning of satellite Internet boom The hype around SpaceX's Starlink is signalling the beginning of a period of significant growth for several low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite Internet providers coming to South Africa. That is according to Q-KON...
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  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink wireless router and ground stations approved in SA

    Starlink wireless router and ground stations approved in SA The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has approved at least one part of the customer equipment needed to use SpaceX's Starlink in South Africa. Although Starlink's estimated launch date in South African...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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  16. Jan

    We got our hands on a Starlink kit and subscription in South Africa

    Starlink hands-on tested in South Africa — Great for streaming, gamers will have to wait SpaceX's Starlink Internet service performs reasonably well in South Africa, even without official availability and when tested in a location with significant operational issues. We recently got our hands...
  17. Jan

    Elon Musk responds to claims he grew up wealthy thanks to father's emerald mine

    Big lie about Elon Musk's South African childhood Pretoria-born billionaire tech executive Elon Musk has denied that his fortunes and success were built on profits from an emerald mine partially owned by his father, Errol Musk. Elon Musk is currently the world's second-richest man — with...
  18. Jan

    Starship safety concerns after delayed self-destruct

    SpaceX battled to blow up Starship rocket, raising safety concerns During SpaceX's inaugural Starship test flight, the company struggled to get the rocket to self-destruct immediately, raising safety concerns, the New York Times reports. Launch providers like SpaceX are required to demonstrate...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    SpaceX secures approval for 4th launch pad

    SpaceX secures approval for 4th launch pad SpaceX is getting permission to launch its mainstay Falcon 9 rocket from a second launch pad in Southern California, giving it a fourth launch site for its commercial and US government missions. The decision, announced Tuesday on the US Space Force’s...
  20. Jan

    Gungubele hits back at reports that ANC government is blocking Starlink

    We are not blocking Starlink in South Africa, says minister Communications minister Mondli Gungubele has hit back at media reports and a statement from the Democratic Alliance (DA) stating that the ANC government is blocking the launch of Starlink in South Africa. This comes after Gungubele...
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  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    What went wrong with SpaceX's "successful" Starship launch

    What went wrong with SpaceX's "successful" Starship launch SpaceX’s attempt to send its Starship system into space on Thursday ended in a blast after an engine failure forced it to blow up the rocket shortly after liftoff. The mishap potentially complicates chief executive officer Elon Musk’s...
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